NRS 449A.703 - “Advance directive” defined.

NV Rev Stat § 449A.703 (2019) (N/A)
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“Advance directive” means an advance directive for health care. The term includes:

1. A declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment as set forth in NRS 449A.400 to 449A.481, inclusive;

2. A durable power of attorney for health care as set forth in NRS 162A.700 to 162A.870, inclusive;

3. An advance directive for psychiatric care as set forth in NRS 449A.600 to 449A.645, inclusive;

4. A do-not-resuscitate order as defined in NRS 450B.420; and

5. A Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form as defined in NRS 449A.542.

(Added to NRS by 2007, 2515; A 2009, 210; 2013, 2289; 2017, 462, 698, 1767) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 449.905)